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Theodore of Mopsuestia — on 2Tim 4:2 (COMMENTARY ON 2 TIMOTHY)

Patristic A.D. 428
Theodore of Mopsuestia · c. A.D. 350–428
“"Reprove" applies to those who persist in their sin, that they might be led to understand it as sin. "Rebuke" is aimed at those actually engaging in sin. "Exhort" is directed to those who might be led back to their former state after penitence.”
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